// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later /* * data_breakpoint.c - Sample HW Breakpoint file to watch kernel data address * * usage: insmod data_breakpoint.ko ksym= * * This file is a kernel module that places a breakpoint over ksym_name kernel * variable using Hardware Breakpoint register. The corresponding handler which * prints a backtrace is invoked every time a write operation is performed on * that variable. * * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2009 * * Author: K.Prasad */ #include /* Needed by all modules */ #include /* Needed for KERN_INFO */ #include /* Needed for the macros */ #include #include #include static struct perf_event * __percpu *sample_hbp; static char ksym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN] = "jiffies"; module_param_string(ksym, ksym_name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, S_IRUGO); MODULE_PARM_DESC(ksym, "Kernel symbol to monitor; this module will report any" " write operations on the kernel symbol"); static void sample_hbp_handler(struct perf_event *bp, struct perf_sample_data *data, struct pt_regs *regs) { printk(KERN_INFO "%s value is changed\n", ksym_name); dump_stack(); printk(KERN_INFO "Dump stack from sample_hbp_handler\n"); } static int __init hw_break_module_init(void) { int ret; struct perf_event_attr attr; void *addr = __symbol_get(ksym_name); if (!addr) return -ENXIO; hw_breakpoint_init(&attr); attr.bp_addr = (unsigned long)addr; attr.bp_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4; attr.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W; sample_hbp = register_wide_hw_breakpoint(&attr, sample_hbp_handler, NULL); if (IS_ERR_PCPU(sample_hbp)) { ret = PTR_ERR_PCPU(sample_hbp); goto fail; } printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write installed\n", ksym_name); return 0; fail: printk(KERN_INFO "Breakpoint registration failed\n"); return ret; } static void __exit hw_break_module_exit(void) { unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(sample_hbp); #ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD __symbol_put(ksym_name); #endif printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write uninstalled\n", ksym_name); } module_init(hw_break_module_init); module_exit(hw_break_module_exit); MODULE_LICENSE("GPL"); MODULE_AUTHOR("K.Prasad"); MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ksym breakpoint");